Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Elco had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elco, with the one closest to Elco listed first.
- Mill Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ullin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Springville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Wetaug
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wetaug is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetaug
- Sandusky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Pulaski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dongola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Balcom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Balcom is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcom
- McClure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Olive Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Unity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Villa Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Anna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thebes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Olmsted
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ware
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- East Cape Girardeau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Mounds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- America
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- America is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Grand Chain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Egypt Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Commerce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Grand Chain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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